Understanding the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act

Product Details:
Author(s):
Benjamin, PS
Year Published:
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Pocket Size
Language:
English
About this publication
This work provides an up-to-date, accessible commentary on the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act. It provides guidance on occupational injuries, health and safety policies, the role of safety representatives and committees and the reporting of incidents and formal inquiries into workplace injuries. Understanding the OHSA and COIDA also features a discussion on work-related post-traumatic stress disorder, compensation and the claims process. It explains the claims process, benefits, negligence claims and legal proceedings in terms of COIDA. 
Understanding the OHSA and COIDA forms part of the Juta’s Pocket Companions series, to complement the highly successful Juta’s Pocket Statutes series. The book is an ideal companion to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 & Regulations and the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 & Regulations from the Pocket Statutes series.
Content
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ACT 85 OF 1993
Introduction
Scope and definitions
The advisory council on occupational health and safety
Duties under the act and regulations
Safety representatives and safety committees
The inspectorate
Incidents: reporting, investigations and inquiries
Employee protections
Criminal offences
Regulations
COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & DISEASES ACT 130 OF 1993
Introduction
The administration of the act
Key definitions
The claims process
Occupational diseases
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Benefits
Claims involving negligence
Legal proceedings
Conclusion
Interest / Benefit to
Labour lawyers representing clients who have suffered workplace injuries
Associations or societies for occupational health and safety eg. South African Society of Occupational Medicine, National Institute for Occupational Health, SA Society of Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners, etc.
Officials at the Compensation Fund of the Department of Labour
Technical colleges teaching labour law and nursing law